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Links in Software Update popup open in IE not Edge

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I've just had my WS notify me of V3.6.7 with a popup "Software Update' window. Clicking on any of the links in the "Release notes" pane opens the link on Internet Explorer, not in Edge. I think my file associations are correct. Ah, what association would this be using if it is using one? Is this something I have to fix with a registry hack?

Version 3.6.6 (v3.6.6-0-g7d96674e2a30)

Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 21H2 Installed on ‎2/‎08/‎2021 OS build 19044.1766 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0

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asked 2022-07-28 00:20:40 +0000
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That's entirely up to your workstation and this is not at all an issue of Wireshark. So I suggest you find a forum more suited for this question.

hugo.vanderkooij's avatar hugo.vanderkooij (2022-07-28 06:26:16 +0000) edit
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The Wireshark popup is the ONLY thing on my PC which opens links in IE. Googling didn't find anything useful. I suppose I could try and make sense of the source code, but I am asking what the mechanism which creates/opens those links is.

LurkingKiwi's avatar LurkingKiwi (2022-07-28 22:25:00 +0000) edit
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Recently I was able to confirm this issue. The links in the 'release notes window' are opened in MS Internet Explorer instead of the default browser. So it must be a bug in the "Software Update" modal. Report it at the GitLab issue tracker.

André's avatar André (2022-08-11 19:23:44 +0000) edit
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On Windows Wireshark uses the tool WinSparkle. It is this tool that launches MS Internet Explorer when you click on a link in the 'release notes'

This is already an open issue: https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle...

As soon a fix is available it can be updated in Wireshark also. Therefor I opened an issue at: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshar...

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answered 2022-10-16 20:10:44 +0000, updated 2022-10-16 20:11:58 +0000
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